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Best places to live in Greater Bakersfield

8 places with 448,708 residents within about 20 km of Bakersfield, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Bakersfield, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    16
  2. 2Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    15
  3. 3Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    12
  4. 4Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    10
  5. 5Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    9
  6. 6Weedpatch
    California, 2,658 residents    6
  7. 7Greenfield (California, 3,991 residents)
    California, 3,991 residents    4

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For retired couples

  1. 1Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    53
  2. 2Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    52
  3. 3Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    49
  4. 4Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    48
  5. 5Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    47
  6. 6Weedpatch
    California, 2,658 residents    42
  7. 7Greenfield (California, 3,991 residents)
    California, 3,991 residents    41

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    55
  2. 2Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    54
  3. 3Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    52
  4. 4Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    51
  5. 5Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    49

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For commuters

  1. 1Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    66
  2. 2Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    61
  3. 3Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    55
  4. 4Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    48
  5. 5Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    47
  6. 6Greenfield (California, 3,991 residents)
    California, 3,991 residents    46
  7. 7Weedpatch
    California, 2,658 residents    43

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For single professionals

  1. 1Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    54
  2. 2Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    45
  3. 3Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    39
  4. 4Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    23
  5. 5Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    20

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bakersfield
    California, 373,640 residents    29
  2. 2Oildale
    California, 32,684 residents    29
  3. 3Greenacres
    California, 5,566 residents    24
  4. 4Lamont
    California, 15,120 residents    23
  5. 5Rosedale (California)
    California, 14,058 residents    20
  6. 6Weedpatch
    California, 2,658 residents    18
  7. 7Greenfield (California, 3,991 residents)
    California, 3,991 residents    17

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Towns in Greater Bakersfield